THE ICE-CAP AND BACK 



listen for the motor. At ten o'clock Church came 

 to report. They had run out of gasohne and so 

 had been obliged to row the heavy dory about six 

 miles, which had required almost two hours. 



The uncertainty of Governor Bistrup's message 

 and my reply that a boat must be sent in to us in 

 time to get on the Disko, left us under the neces- 

 sity of keeping close to camp, for the Walrus 

 might make its appearance at any time. We have 

 been packing to Mount Evans sufficient to employ 

 all our time. We have also taken the opportunity 

 to mark out a trail between Camp Lloyd and 

 INIount Evans so that it can be easily made out 

 during the winter when the ground is covered with 

 snow. Along this route we have set up bamboos, 

 steel tent poles, and other rods which will project 

 above deep snow in such positions that they will 

 be projected against the sky from positions along 

 the trail. I shall arrange with Governor Bistrup 

 to have a dog-sled come in from the coast once 

 each month during the winter, so that directions 

 can be sent out and any necessary aid brought in 

 from the coast. 



The Walrus arrived on the twelfth with supplies 

 and with Bangsted on board. He brought a large 

 supply of angmagssautit, dried fish for dog food. 

 The next morning we sailed on the Walrus and 



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